Me Time
Happiness is viral. So here, I want to share my happiness with everyone to spread it more and more. My little son keeps me happy with his...
The Pleasure of Getting Lost
While spending a weekend in Chicago, I took an hour to just go wander by myself. Unbeknownst to me, “wander” doesn’t translate seamlessly...
You Are Your Own Happiness Manager
Everybody is different, with distinct qualities and traits, in fact our likes are different and so are our passions. All our lives we...
Acknowledge the Orange Zest in Your Life
In the day to day struggle of keeping our heads above water and maintaining balance in our lives, we often overlook the things that bring...
How Do I Allow Myself to Feel Pleasure?
I believe that life’s purpose is pleasure, thriving, enjoying, breathing deeply. That to me is real living. But, I didn’t always believe...
Power of Love
The three magical words are enough. Have you ever told someone these words out loud or have you been fortunate enough to hear them...
Experiencing Love Outside of a Relationship
So, I have a little confession to make. I am a woman in my mid-twenties and I have never been in a relationship. That little fact...
Learning to Love Yourself
We live in a time where prophecies of self-love or mindfulness are as common as celebrity gossip. Just because we are bombarded by...
Land, Love, and My People
Rolling dunes of red sand studded with marram grass. Wild strawberries and lupin fields teeming with pink, white, and purple spires. My...
Hometown to Hollywood: Why I Love Milwaukee
When you live in Los Angeles like I do, it’s very easy to lose touch with your roots. In this city, my story isn’t unique – I'm one of...
Constantly Changing
Life is a continuous journey with phases. From birth to adolescence, from middle age to old age, every phase has its own pleasures and...
What I Left Behind
As a graduate student, I worked for a literary magazine. I huddled in an office filled with books, read through an inbox of submissions,...
